2002 · Week 5
Pittsburgh Steelers at New Orleans Saints
Oct 6, 2002 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · astroturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints edged Pittsburgh Steelers 32–29. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Saints (55%). Saints improve to 4-1; Steelers fall to 1-3. Deuce McAllister led the way with 123 rushing yards and 2 rushing TDs; 2 catches for 20 yards.
Team stats
| PIT | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | First downs | 15 |
| 388 | Total yards | 326 |
| 268 | Passing yards | 205 |
| 120 | Rushing yards | 121 |
| 22/38 | Comp / Att | 13/23 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Maddox | 22/38 | 268 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis | 19 | 84 | 1 |
| Amos Zereoue | 5 | 35 | 0 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 1 | -10 | 0 |
| Hines Ward | 1 | 11 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Zereoue | 3 | 5 | 84 | 0 |
| Plaxico Burress | 4 | 7 | 59 | 1 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 5 | 5 | 48 | 0 |
| Hines Ward | 5 | 9 | 45 | 1 |
| Terance Mathis | 2 | 4 | 20 | 1 |
| Mark Bruener | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Verron Haynes | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerame Tuman | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 13/23 | 205 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Deuce McAllister | 23 | 123 | 2 |
| Joe Horn | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| James Fenderson | 1 | -4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deuce McAllister | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| Jerome Pathon | 2 | 3 | 79 | 1 |
| Joe Horn | 5 | 8 | 68 | 0 |
| Jake Reed | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| David Sloan | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Michael L. Lewis | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Boo Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |